Sandleheath
{{Short description|Village and parish in Hampshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
|official_name= Sandleheath
|static_image_name= Sandle Grange - geograph.org.uk - 1462694.jpg
|static_image_caption= Sandle Grange
|coordinates = {{coord|50.932|-1.823|display=inline,title}}
|label_position= bottom
|os_grid_reference= SU1214
|population= 663
|population_ref= (2001)
680 (2011 Census){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128186&c=Sandleheath&d=16&e=62&g=6431075&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1483804650803&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=7 January 2017|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}
|civil_parish= Sandleheath
|shire_district= New Forest
|shire_county= Hampshire
|region= South East England
|country = England
|constituency_westminster= New Forest West
|post_town= Fordingbridge
|postcode_district= SP6
|postcode_area= SP
|dial_code= 01425
|website= [http://www.sandleheath.gov.uk Sandleheath Parish Council]
}}
Sandleheath is a village and civil parish about {{convert|1.8|mi|km}} west of Fordingbridge in the New Forest District of Hampshire, England. It has a population of 663,{{cite web |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=4&containerAreaId=790410|title=Area selected: New Forest (Non-Metropolitan District) |work=Neighbourhood Statistics: Full Dataset View |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=23 July 2010}} increasing to 680 at the 2011 Census. It lies immediately north-east of the traditional tripoint between Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire.
History
Sandle Manor is an Elizabethan manor house that was extended in 1900 and 1936.{{cite book |last1=Pevsner |first1=Nikolaus |author-link1=Nikolaus Pevsner |last2=Lloyd |first2=David |title=The Buildings of England: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight |year=1967 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=Harmondsworth }}
The Church of England parish church of Saint Aldhelm was designed by the architect Charles Ponting and constructed in 1907.
Economy and amenities
The village has a small area of common land at its centre, a village shop and post office and a small industrial estate. Sandleheath has a Sea Scout group[http://www.sandleheathseascouts.org.uk Sandleheath Sea Scouts] which has a hall in the village. The village used to have two brickyards one of which provided the bricks for the now village hall.
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Sandleheath}}
- [http://www.sandleheath.gov.uk Sandleheath Parish Council]
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Category:Villages in Hampshire
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